"Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.
The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio. It became Duran Duran's biggest hit to date (at the time) in the UK Singles Chart, reaching #2, held out of the top spot by Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger".
It was not originally issued as a single in the United States, although the video was very popular on MTV. However, a special US Single version with the live version from the Arena album on the flip side was released in January 1985. The single reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The video was filmed by director Russell Mulcahy among the jungles, beaches, and temples of Sri Lanka in April, 1982. Scenes were filmed atop the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya, among the ruins of a Buddhist temple at Polonnaruwa and the island's southern coastline.
The shoot was a difficult but memorable experience for the band. Simon Le Bon and Roger and John Taylor went ahead to the location while Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes were in London finishing remixes of "The Reflex". They had almost no time after that was done to change clothes before catching their flight, and Rhodes wore the same leather jacket and pants he had been wearing against the London chill.
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Save A Prayer : Duran Duran
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer (Remastered 2003 Version)
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (From "Rio - Classic Album")
Duran Duran ''Save a Prayer'' HD
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Dirty Vegas - Save a Prayer
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Duran Duran Save A Prayer lyrics
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Live)
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Live 1984)
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer - Live Hyde Park - Olympics 2012
Duran Duran. Save a Prayer. Tradução
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Save A Prayer : Duran Duran
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer (Remastered 2003 Version)
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (From "Rio - Classic Album")
Duran Duran ''Save a Prayer'' HD
Dirty Vegas - Save a Prayer
Dirty Vegas - Save a Prayer
Making of Save A Prayer - Classics Album Vh1 Chapter
Duran Duran Save A Prayer lyrics
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Live)
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Live 1984)
Duran Duran - Save a Prayer - Live Hyde Park - Olympics 2012
Duran Duran. Save a Prayer. Tradução
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (como tocar - aula de contra-baixo)
Duran Duran - Save A Prayer - Acoustic Live TV Appearance
Supernova - Save a Prayer (Duran Duran cover)
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Dirty Vegas - Save A Prayer (Luca Guerrieri Dub Mix) [BBC Radio 1 - Pete Tong Rip]
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From the valley of the darkness
The elder say nobody has returned
It's always been a challenge for me
To find adventure to face the fear
I made my mind up to go
I'll give my life just to know
Save a prayer
Save a prayer
Beyond imagination
So many signs just tell me to stop, stop, stop
I feel a certain energy
That leads me to the jungle of the dark
Oh, my visions getting clear
What is behind eternal fears
Save a prayer
Save a prayer
Forgotten land, I'm reaching the end
It's fading to black, save me
I made my own great escape
And if you miss me, it's too late
Save a prayer
Save a prayer
Save a prayer
Save a prayer
Forgotten land, I'm reaching the end
It's fading to black, save me
Save a prayer
Dear Lord, Jesus, Buddah, Allah or can I just call you Joe
I've got a lot of things to tell you and some things I gotta know
I'm tired of hearing talk about this world's about to end
If we can die together then can't we all be friends
I gotta know
Hey, I gotta know
So Mister can you tell me, gotta know
Baby can you tell me, gotta know
Whoa oh oh I gotta know
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I gotta know
Baby can you help me, gotta know
I gotta know
Did you ever feel like you were drowning,
did you ever feel betrayed by a kiss?
Did you ever feel like you needed somebody,
would you feel alone in a world like this?
Did you ever feel like you needed shelter,
did you ever laugh when you wanted to cry?
Did you ever dream about evolution,
don't you ever feel like your living a lie?
Oh, Whoa, too many children grow up blind to the truth.
I say, Oh Oh, Oh, Oh,
say a prayer for me,
I'll save a prayer for you.
Did you ever feel like you were helpless,
did you ever feel like an open wound?
Did you ever feel that there ain't no forgiveness,
did you ever feel that close to the.truth.
Oh Whoa, the world closed their eyes on the blinding truth.
I say, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh , say a prayer for me,
and I'll save a prayer for you
I'll save a prayer for you, I'll save a prayer for you,
I'll save a prayer.... for you, for you, for you.
I'll save a prayer.
Did you ever feel like you need shelter,
did you ever feel like you lived through the flood?
Did you ever feel a lust for survival, did you ever feel, feel, feel?
The world keeps turning.
Rooms still burning.
There's too many hearts that haven't found a home.
This train's on the tracks and the world's on my back,
save a prayer for me and I'll save one for you.
No one to blame , but it's hard to explain,
why too many soul's are feeling so alone.
You've got to hold on if it's all you can do.
Save a prayer for me, I'll save a prayer for you.
I'll save a prayer for you, I'll save a prayer for you,
I'll Save a prayer....
for you, for you, for you.
You saw me standing by the wall, corner of a main street
And the lights are flashing on your window sill
All alone aint much fun so youre looking for the thrill
And you know just what it takes and where to go.
Dont save a prayer for me now.
Save it til the morning after
No dont say a prayer for me now.
Save it til the morning after
Feel the breeze deep on the inside look down into the well
If you can youll see the world in all his fire
Take a chance (like all dreamers cant find another way.)
You dont have to dream it all, just live a day.
(chorus)
Save it til the morning after
Save it til the morning after
Save it til the morning after....
Pretty looking road I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin
Dont ask me why Ill keep my promise Ill melt the ice
And you wanted to dance, so I asked you to dance
But fear is in your soul,
Some people call it a one night stand, but we can call it paradise
(chorus)
Save it til the morning after
Save it til the morning after
Save it til the morning after
Save it til the morning after
Do do do do do, do do do do do do do do
Save a prayer til the morning after...
Save a prayer til the morning after...
Save a prayer til the morning after,
Dear Lord, Jesus, Buddah, Allah or can I just call you Joe
I've got a lot of things to tell you and some things I gotta know
I'm tired of hearing talk about this world's about to end
If we can die together then can't we all be friends
I gotta know
Hey, I gotta know
So Mister can you tell me, gotta know
Baby can you tell me, gotta know
Whoa oh oh I gotta know
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I gotta know
Baby can you help me, gotta know
I gotta know
Did you ever feel like you were drowning,
did you ever feel betrayed by a kiss?
Did you ever feel like you needed somebody,
would you feel alone in a world like this?
Did you ever feel like you needed shelter,
did you ever laugh when you wanted to cry?
Did you ever dream about evolution,
don't you ever feel like your living a lie?
Oh, Whoa, too many children grow up blind to the truth.
I say, Oh Oh, Oh, Oh,
say a prayer for me,
I'll save a prayer for you.
Did you ever feel like you were helpless,
did you ever feel like an open wound?
Did you ever feel that there ain't no forgiveness,
did you ever feel that close to the.truth.
Oh Whoa, the world closed their eyes on the blinding truth.
I say, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh , say a prayer for me,
and I'll save a prayer for you
I'll save a prayer for you, I'll save a prayer for you,
I'll save a prayer.... for you, for you, for you.
I'll save a prayer.
Did you ever feel like you need shelter,
did you ever feel like you lived through the flood?
Did you ever feel a lust for survival, did you ever feel, feel, feel?
The world keeps turning.
Rooms still burning.
There's too many hearts that haven't found a home.
This train's on the tracks and the world's on my back,
save a prayer for me and I'll save one for you.
No one to blame , but it's hard to explain,
why too many soul's are feeling so alone.
You've got to hold on if it's all you can do.
Save a prayer for me, I'll save a prayer for you.
I'll save a prayer for you, I'll save a prayer for you,
I'll Save a prayer....
(Raul Malo)
well, I'm the kind of man who was raised up to believe
the path that takes you through your life
should be straight as it can be
well, my wondering ways have led to some painful memories
now the Devil's come to take my soul
so won't you save a prayer for me
when I was a younger man I knew I'd see the day
when everything I ever loved would all be swept away
by the moonlit tides that never made a difference to me
now you better save a prayer for me
so won't you save a prayer, save a prayer
and show me that somebody out there really cares
someday you're gonna wish that you had walked this way with me
now you better save a prayer for me
well I've been around the world to a place I can't recall
and I've done things that make a mortal man get down and crawl
now the Devil's got control of what goes on inside of me
now you better save a prayer for me
so won't you save a prayer, save a prayer
and show me that somebody out there really cares
someday you're gonna wish that you had walked this way with me
now you better save a prayer for me
well, I wish that you could see what these tired eyes have seen
for they no longer have a glow of the man that used to be
but there's still a flame inside of me that burns so endlessly
now the Devil's come to take my soul
so won't you save a prayer for me
oh won't you save a prayer, save a prayer
and show me that somebody out there really cares
someday you're gonna with that you had walked this way with me
now you better save a prayer for me
oh won't you save a prayer, save a prayer
and show me that somebody out there really cares
someday you're gonna wish that you had walked this way with me
so now you better save a prayer for me
now you better save a prayer for me
You can't think about tomorrow
When you're livin' in a fight
Deep inside you're feeling pain and sorrow
And you wander in the night
This is my way
Save a prayer for tomorrow
Never close your eyes
Save a prayer for tomorrow
Never be so blind
When the road is long and narrow
And you feel you've lost your sight
Then you need another road to follow
In the dark you will find a light
This is my way
Save a prayer for tomorrow
Never close your eyes
Save a prayer for tomorrow
Never be so blind
This is my way
And I keep on praying
A prayer for you
You know it's true
A prayer for you
Save a prayer for tomorrow
Never close your eyes
You know it's true
Save a prayer for tomorrow
Never be so blind
Oh, you know it's true
Save a prayer for tomorrow
(A prayer for you)
Never close your eyes
Oh, you know it's true
Save a prayer for tomorrow
Oh yeah, you know it's true
Never be so blind
Yeah, you know it's true
You saw me standing by the wall, corner of a main street
And the lights are flashing on your window sill
Take a chance like all dreamers can't find another way
You don't have to dream it all, just live a day
Don't say a prayer for me now, save it 'til the mornin' after
No, don't say a prayer for me now, save it 'til the mornin' after
Save it 'til the mornin' after
Save it 'til the mornin' after
Pretty lookin' road, I try to hold the risin' floods that fill my skin
Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise, melt the ice
And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance, but fear is in your soul
Some people call it a one-night stand but we can call it paradise
Don't say a prayer for me now, save it 'til the mornin' after
No, don't say a prayer for me now, save it 'til the mornin' after
Save it 'til the mornin' after
Save it 'til the mornin' after
Save a prayer 'til the mornin' after
Save a prayer 'til the mornin' after
Save a prayer 'til the mornin' after
(Raul Malo)
Well, I'm the kind of man who was raised up to believe
The path that takes you through your life
Should be straight as it can be
Well, my wondering ways have led to some painful memories
Now the Devil's come to take my soul
So won't you save a prayer for me
When I was a younger man I knew I'd see the day
When everything I ever loved would all be swept away
By the moonlit tides that never made a difference to me
Now you better save a prayer for me
So won't you save a prayer
Save a prayer
And show me that somebody out there really cares
Someday you're gonna wish that you had walked this way with me
Now you better save a prayer for me
Well I've been around the world to a place I can't recall
And I've done things that make a mortal man get down and crawl
Now the Devil's got control of what goes on inside of me
Now you better save a prayer for me
So won't you save a prayer
Save a prayer
And show me that somebody out there really cares
Someday you're gonna wish that you had walked this way with me
Now you better save a prayer for me
Well, I wish that you could see what these tired eyes have seen
For they no longer have a glow of the man that used to be
But there's still a flame inside of me that burns so endlessly
Now the Devil's come to take my soul
So won't you save a prayer for me
Won't you save a prayer ...
Save a prayer
And show me that somebody out there really cares
Someday you're gonna with that you had walked this way with me
Now you better save a prayer for me
Oh won't you save a prayer
Save a prayer
And show me that somebody out there really cares
Someday you're gonna wish that you had walked this way with me
Now you better save a prayer for me
Now you better save a prayer for me
Now you better save a prayer for me
You saw me standing by the wall
Corner of a main street
And the lights are flashing on your window sill
All alone ain't much fun
So you're looking for the thrill
And you know just what it takes and where to go
Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
Feel the breeze deep on the inside
Look you down into your well
If you can, you'll see the world in all his fire
Take a chance
(Like all dreamers can't find another way)
You don't have to dream it all, just live a day
Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
Save it 'til the morning after
Save it till the morning after
Pretty looking road
Try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin
Don't ask me why I'll keep my promise
Melt the ice
And you wanted to dance so I asked you to dance
But fear is in your soul
Some people call it a one night stand
But we can call it paradise
Don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
No, don't say a prayer for me now
Save it 'til the morning after
Save it 'til the morning after
Save it 'til the morning after
Save it 'til the morning after
Save it 'til the morning after